Joni Mitchell, photographed in 1970. An album of Mitchell's early recordings, Archives Volume 1: The Early Years, was among the best archival releases of 2020. Roy Jones/Getty Images hide caption
Tom Moon Since 1983, Tom Moon has been writing about pop, rock, jazz, blues, and the music of the world. For much of that time, he was a music critic at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Moon's work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, Blender, Spin and more.
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Baron Wolman, photographed on Aug. 2, 2011 in New York for the release of his book The Rolling Stones Years. Anna Webber/WireImage hide caption
Billy "The Kid" Emerson. Billy Vera/Courtesy of Vee Jay Records hide caption
Mixing Colours is Roger and Brian Eno's first release as a duo. Bee Eno and Mary Evers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Roger And Brian Eno's First Album Together Comes At The Perfect Time
Kassa Overall calls himself a "backpack jazz producer." He recorded his new album I Think I'm Good by capturing free-form jazz exploration and then chopping the recordings on his laptop. Spencer Ostrander/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On 'I Think I'm Good,' Kassa Overall Expands The Realm Of Jazz/Hip-Hop Fusion
Pat Metheny's latest album From This Place features the same lyrical guitar work that he has been known for while also exploring new cinematic sounds. Florian Thoss/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pat Metheny's Lyricism Still Shines On Cinematic Album 'From This Place'
From vocal delivery to melodic hooks, from lyrics to production: Kevin Parker has elevated his craft on The Slow Rush. Matt Sav/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Review: On 'The Slow Rush,' Tame Impala Masks Inner Turmoil With Sonic Euphoria
Review: On 'The Slow Rush,' Tame Impala Masks Inner Turmoil With Sonic Euphoria
Once a young prodigy, Joey Alexander emerges as a full-blown jazz star on his new album Warna, writes NPR's Tom Moon. Meredith Truax/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
On 'Warna,' Joey Alexander Transforms From Child Prodigy To Jazz Fixture
Leonard Cohen, performing at Rod Laver Arena on November 20, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. Graham Denholm/WireImage hide caption
Nat King Cole playing piano in the Capitol Records recording studio on May 23, 1945. Capitol Records Photo Archive/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
'Hittin' The Ramp' Traces Nat King Cole's Early Artistic Development
Josh Homme's The Desert Sessions brought together an all-star line-up of rock legends to collaborate. Andreas Neumann/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'
Josh Homme's Rotating Supergroup The Desert Sessions Returns For 'Vols. 11 & 12'
The lineup of Santana as of May, 1969, photographed in San Francisco. From left: Michael Shrieve, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Jose 'Chepito' Areas, David Brown and Michael Carabello. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Ginger Baker, performing with Cream in 1966. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption